Bag-holder.



No. 733,247. PATENTEDJULY 7, 1903, 1). w. MITCHELL. BAG HOLDER.

APPLIOATIOI'I'ILED JULY 11, 1901 I H0 MODEL.

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DAVID V8 MITCHELL, OF NIAGARA FALLS SOUTH, CANADA.

BAG -HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,247, dated July 7,1903.

Application filed July 11,1901.

T0 ctZZ whmn it puny concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID WILFRED Ml'ron- ELL, a subject of the King ofEngland, residing at Niagara Falls South, in the Province of Ontario andDominion of Canada, have made certain new and useful Improvements inBag-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in bagholders, and has for an object toprovide a simple construction of holder by which the bag may be heldwhile being filled, can be filled to the top while being freed from theholder, and in the use of which the bag can be readily applied to andremoved from the holder and will be securely held when in connectiontherewith; and the invention consists in certain novel constructions andcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention as inuse. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section on about line 2 2 ofFig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the front side of thebag-holder, and Fig. 4 is a detail perspective View of the rear side ofthe holder, all of which will be described; and Figs. 5 and 6 showmodifications.

The holder may be of wood, metal, or other suitable material andcomprises the tubular lower portion A to fit within the mouth of the bagand the funnel-like top 13, which discharges to the lower portion A. Thelower portion A is in the form of a tube and is provided on its rearside with the rib or projection 0, arranged above the lower end of thetube and preferably elongated circumferentially, as shown, to extend thebearing for the rear portion of the mouth of the bag when applied tosaid tube, as shown in Fig. l. The purpose of this rib or projection isto form an upwardly-facing shoulder or seat for the rear portion of thebag to rest upon when the bag is held around the portion A by thesecuring devices on the front of said portion, as shown in Fig. 3 andpresently described.

The securing devices D are arranged on the front side of the holder andare preferably in the form of two hooks arranged on opposite sides ofthe center line of the holder with the hooks at their lower endsupturned and deflected slightly outward or away from serial N... 87,911.(No model.)

each other, so they will readily engage with a bag drawn around the bodyA to the position shown in Fig. 1, and yet can readily be released byproperly drawing upon the slack of the bag in front of the hooks, asshown in Fig. 1. it will be noticed the mouth of the bag can be slippedup around the tube A and drawn into engagement with the hooks D, when itwill be held securely while it is being filled and can then be releasedfrom the hooks and removed as desired. I

The funnel B has its rearside B straight from side to side, so it willrest squarely against a wallor other support from which it is suspended,and in practice I suspend the holder so it can swing out and in at itslower end in removing the bag, as presently described. By preference Iprovide the holder with a suspending-frame consisting of the side piecesE, having the upright wings E and the horizontal wings E secured to theholder, the side pieces being connected by the cross-bar E It will benoticed the upright wings E extend above the funnel of the holder andare provided with the openings e, which can be fitted over hooks F onthe wall or other support in order tosuspend the holder after thefashion of a hinge-joint, so the lower end of the holder can swing outin removing the bag and then back when the bag has been removed, as willbe hereinafter described. I

Then the bag is applied to the holder, as shown in Fig. 1, the grain,potatoes, or other material may be shoveled or poured into the funnel Bin any suitable way and will pass down through the tube A into the baguntil the latter has been filled and a certain quantity left in thefunnel-shaped section. The bag may then be unhooked on the one side bythe right hand and on the other side by the left hand, when by raisingthe bag a little the grain or other material will settle in the bag,when by pulling the bag toward the operator the material in the funneland tube will pass down into the bag, filling the same to the top, theholder swinging forward as the bag is removed and then back again toposition for the application of another bag.

It will be noticed the tube A holds the bag firmly open, so potatoes,ear-corn, turnips,

The holder being properly supported,

onions, grain, or other material can be easily filled thereinto. Theflaring funnel may be extended, as shown, larger than the mouth of thebag, thus facilitating the pouring of the material into the bag andholding a sufficient amount to fill the bag at the top as the latter isremoved.

The holder is ordinarily so arranged that the bag will rest upon thefioor while it is being filled, and where desired the hooks F may bearranged in series at different heights, so the holder can be raised orlowered to suit bags of different lengths.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I show modifications of the rear projection shown inFig. 4, Fig. 5 illustrating projecting straps G, and Fig. 6hemispherical protuberances H, such parts G and H being adapted tosecure the rear of the bag when used in place of the rib 0.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is.

1. The improved bagholder herein described consisting of the holderhaving the lower tubular portion provided on its rear side with a circumferentiallyelongated rib or projection and upon its front side with thehooks D on opposite sides of the center of said front and incliningoutwardly or away from each other at their upper ends, and thesuspending-frame secured to the holder and comprising the side pieceshaving the upright and the horizontal wings, the upright wings beingadapted for engagement with the supporting devices substantially as andforthe purposes set forth.

2. The bag-holder herein described, comprising ahopper portion flaringupwardly, the lower tubular portion depending from the hopper portion,the opposite side brackets having upright wings secured to the hopperportion, and adapted at their upper ends for a loose engagement with thesupporting devices and arranged to rest in position for use verticallyagainst the supporting-wall, and horizontal wings extending forwardlyfrom the lower ends of the upright wings around the under side of thehopper portion and secured to the latter, and means on the front of theholder for securing a bag, substantially as set forth.

DAVID \V. MITCHELL.

\Vitnesses:

T. F. BATTLE, RALPH MoOLIvE.

